Arsenal have banked £10m after selling goalkeeper Matt Turner to Nottingham Forest and now look set to save a further £27m following negotiations with Brentford about David Raya
Arsenal are set to complete their fourth signing this summer after reaching an agreement with Brentford over goalkeeper David Raya.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is keen to bring in Raya to provide competition for Aaron Ramsdale. Arteta’s trusted goalkeeping coach Inaki Cana is a big fan of the stopper, having previously worked with him at Brentford, and Raya has previously hailed the impact he had on his career.
“He [Cana] helped me loads,” Raya said in 2021. “He’s a completely different character on the pitch, he’s very hardworking, very tough, and I think every goalkeeper who’s worked from him will tell you the same. You learn a lot, he puts you on your toes all the time, and he never lets you go down a level.”
Arsenal had been expected to sign Raya permanently for a fee of around £30m, but the Athletic are now reporting the Gunners have reached a slightly different agreement to sign him.